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This final unit will address issues of the environment on a small town scale to national and worldwide dilemmas. Students will be asked to draw upon the content learned in the previous four units and build on it through a series or research projects.

This final unit will address issues of the environment on a small town scale to national and worldwide dilemmas. Students will be asked to draw upon the content learned in the previous four units and build on it through a series or research projects.

James Lovelock, Rachel Carson, Tad Murty and Barry Commoner are a few of the thousands of scientists who have contributed their opinion on the state of the Earth. Students are given a brief vitae on the scientists to use in a discussion about who funds their research and whether or not this may influence the scientists opinion in their research.

This is a video documentary of someone's evacuation from a NYC subway car on the day of the blackout in 2003. After leaving the tunnels the viewer provides us with coverage of the walk back to Brooklyn.

James Lovelock's personal view on environmentalism and current efforts in recycling and reduction are quite unique. Students will have an opportunity to explore a very different point of view from a prominent scientist and the multitude of green movements.